ORs: (US) Report of Col. George P. Buell, 58th IN Infantry
of Skirmish at Little Pond

War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Series 1, Volume 16, Part 1, Page 905-6

ON THE ROAD,
August 31, 1862—11 a. m.

This armed body was commanded in person by General Forrest. He has passed north, via Sparta, to avoid our troops, and thus join Bragg on the other side of the mountains. He also expects to join Morgan soon, who will also join Bragg. Can they not be cut off somewhere northeast of McMinnville? He went toward Short Mountain from here, thence via Sparta. If we had deployed along this road last night it would have been better. We entirely cut off 500 Texas Rangers, who fell back into the woods, and after we left they went on north.

GEG. P. BUELL,
Colonel, Commanding.

General WOOD.

P. S.—I start immediately. The wagons captured at Murfreesborough are at Pikeville, and very little force there—two pieces of artillery and a little cavalry.